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25/10/2014 GMT

Robots with a Heart

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Do we want robots to be more social? The Forum at World-Changing Ideas Summit in New York

New developments in social robotics with designers Heather Knight and Andrea Thomaz, robot scholar Kate Darling and artist Fernando Orellana.

There are more and more robots appearing in our homes and workplaces, and designers are working on making robot-human interaction seem more natural to us. But are there risks in making robots too emotionally appealing and inviting them into our homes? Can they ever become substitutes for human contact? Jack Stewart discusses these issues at the BBC’s World-Changing Ideas Summit in New York with designers Heather Knight and Andrea Thomaz, robot scholar Kate Darling and artist Fernando Orellana.

Photo: by Amy Sussman, AP - From the BBC FUTURE’s World-Changing Ideas Summit

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